The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-08

BY Grapevine Telephone to the Sifterl
Leri Fuller. Hello Central give me
Col. Hooker. Hello Hooker, is that you?
Hooker. Yes, Levi, what's wanted?
Leri. What the dev-Dickens l mean
is all this talk about my pledging my
self not to be candidate for governor if
you would get me nominated for Lieut.
Governor at the last state convention?
Hooker. Well, didn't you promise it?
Leri. No l didn't-so there.
Hooker. What monumental copper
bottomed old liar you are, Levi! Do you
suppose you can cough down me and Lo.
Martin and twenty others to whom you
made the promise? Why, like the ID of
old, you was ready to promise, and did
promise, this and all the kingdoms of the
world beside, for the nomination, and you
got it because you did give this pledge.
If you don't mind your P's and Qs the
Baptist church will have you over their
red hot gridiron again for deliberate
falsehood!
Leci. Well, suppose did promise as
you say, you ought to have known that l
didn't mean it, and only wanted to gull
the convention into giving me the nomi-
nation, and so consented that you might
use this bait. But 1 didn't suppose my
dear, faithful George, that you would be
the first one to throw it up at me, and so
floor me, just when l want to be Govern
or so bad. Do keep shady Hooker, that's
good fellow, and give me another lift.
and l won't forget it you may be sure.
Hooker. Not by - sight. You
don't catch old birds with chatf more than
once. After had put you through at the
last convention according to programme,
what did you do in return? Only one
short week after my good turn for you,
wanted little help myself, when you
coolly put your hands in your pockets,
turned your back on me and left me to be
slaughtered by the angry voters who were
indignant at me only because had help
ed you That's the kind of a daisy you
are! Why your promises amt worth
row of pins.
Lert. Why, my dear Hooker, do you
really mean to say you are going back on
me now just when l need you most and am
just beginning to get a faint glimpse of
the promised land, and all because l don't
keep that soft-sawder pledge l made to
you and others last year, which l sup
posed you always knew was only to catch
gudgeon-voters and then be forgotten?
Hooker. That's inst what l do mean,
Levi, and don't you forget it! You may
advertise yourself as a deliberate liar if
you choose, but i won't. l told the con-
vention with your approval, and at your
request, that if they would nominate you
for Lieut-Governor you would under no
circumstances be candidate for Govern
or two years later. You may have meant
to be dishonest and cheat the people, as
you say, but l didn't and l won't, and
you may as well understand this now as
ever, for its final.
Lect. Why, George, my dear friend
George, what am l going to do? How
can / run my canvass without you?
Hooker. l don't know and l don't care
My advice to you is to keep faith with the
people, like a man, and stand by the
pledges / and other friends made for you
in good faith, as l shall; for without
these pledges you would never have been
Lieut-Governor. Goodbye.
Leci. Hello, Central, give me j. L.
Martin quick.-Is that you Lo?
LO. Yes, Levi
Leci. Hooker is mad as March hare
and is going to throw me over and have
but you. Will you back me for Govern
or?
your request, l persuaded the delegates
from Windham county to indorse you fol
Lieut-Governor by pledging them that you
would not be candidate for governor il
they would stand by you for the office you
was then after, and don't see how l car
disregard this pledge now, especially as g
good many of the delegates, who had nc
love for you, fell into line on account OF
it. Hooker and / can't afford to be brand
ed as deliberate liars, and l don't thinl
you can either. Goodbye.
Leri. Oh, help! help! Atkins! Daven
port! My own sweet little daisy Hell
me or sink! Here the strain was to
great and the grapevine broke. Ed.